can you put an impala motor in a 01 malibu ?

[Kamelz23]

I Had the same problem with the coolant leek like everyone else , changed the thermastat , then it was fine . When i decided to go on vacation it got hot on the road and when i opened the hood , the coolant was coming out of the overflow tank cap . Come to find out the seal on the overflow cap was gone . so the motor got extremely hot , after it cooled it started up and was making a horrible scratching sound . So , should i replace the motor or just scrap it ? Has anyone put the impala motor in there malibu ?

[bcopeland]

Its about sizes, etc. Not the type of car, but the size and displacement of the engine.

[aaaroadside]

the engine from the impala is the same but larger dispacement, ytou can put it in, but you have to have the ecm chip or whole ecm for the impala engine